Are you hesitant about cooking seafood, concerned about finding quality ingredients, or worried about your ability to prepare fish dishes? Do unpleasant odors make you reluctant to work with seafood? This hands-on culinary class is designed to address these common concerns. Our professional chefs will guide you through proper fish butchery techniques and share recipes that showcase the incredible health benefits and diverse international flavors of seafood sourced fresh daily from global oceans. You'll learn directly from the experts while developing practical cooking skills.
During this class, students work individually to practice whole fish butchery techniques, using fresh snapper as their learning material. After mastering the butchery fundamentals, you'll collaborate with classmates in small team groups to prepare complete dishes from start to finish.
Menu highlights include:
- Whole Fish Butchery
- Sautéed Skin-On Snapper Fillets with Roasted Asparagus and Lemon-Dill Aioli
- Snapper en Papillote with Leeks, Zucchini, and Herb Compound Butter
- Miso-Glazed and Grilled Mahi Mahi with Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad and Steamed Rice
Essential culinary techniques covered:
- Selecting quality fish at the market
- Round fish butchery methods
- Proper sautéing techniques for skin-on fillets
- Making cold emulsions and sauces
- Roasting green vegetables to perfection
- Preparing compound butters with herbs
- Roasting fish fillets with precision
- Grilling fish for optimal texture
- Testing for proper doneness
- Balancing flavors in your dishes
This hands-on, interactive course emphasizes teamwork and collaboration, with students paired in small groups to prepare recipes together throughout the class.
School Notes:
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